Sometimes medical syndromes are named long before they are fully understood. Take polycystic ovarian syndrome, or PCOS, which affects as many as 10 percent of women of childbearing age, often impairing their fertility. But not all of these women have Read more

psychiatrist and neuroscientist who studies creativity, I’ve had the pleasure of working with many gifted and high-profile subjects over the years, but Kurt Vonnegut—dear, funny, eccentric, lovable, tormented Kurt Vonnegut—will always be one of my favorites. Kurt was a faculty member at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop in the 1960s, and participated in the first big study I did Read more

When I first suspected I was suffering from hypothyroidism, I did what any anxious, Internet-connected person would do and Googled "dysfunctional thyroid symptoms," and, in another tab, "hypothyroid thinning hair??" for good measure. What came up sounded like someone describing me for an intimately detailed Read more

Each year more than 15,000 women under the age of 55 die of heart disease in the United States. And younger women are twice as likely to die after being hospitalized for a heart attack as men in the same age group. It doesn't help that women tend to delay seeking emergency care for symptoms of a heart attack such as pain and dizziness Read more

Actually, blockages in other organs are quite common but may not always cause noticeable symptoms. The ones that occur in the heart and brain are often a matter of life and death, and as a result they come to attention more frequently, said Dr. Curtis M. Rimmerman, a cardiologist at the Cleveland Clinic.
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Given the fast paced, sedentary lifestyles we all lead, it is not uncommon to be diagnosed with illnesses. Add to this, the imbalanced food habits of people, and one is destined to put their health and body at risk. To overcome this, one needs to correct their lifestyle as early as possible. Making minor changes in one's diet can make a huge difference in the long run. In Ayurveda, you can fight Read more